SXSW 2019: Giant Oct 16 Announcement!

The Forrest Four-Cast: October 13, 2018

UPDATE: Click here to see the 500+ confirmed sessions for SXSW 2019.

New Keynote and Featured Speaker additions for SXSW 2019 include Joseph Lubin, Wyclef Jean, Maria Shriver, Zoe Saldana, Howard Schultz, Margrethe Vestager, Frank Warren, Sandy Carter, Valerie Jarrett, Scott Belsky, Jeff Zucker and many many others.

Another 500+ forward-thinking sessions for the 2019 SXSW Conference will be revealed on Tuesday, October 16. These 500+ sessions represent the best of the best of the best of the 5000+ speaking proposals that were entered by the community via the SXSW PanelPicker process. Stay tuned to the SXSW website for complete details.

All of the 25 tracks for SXSW 2019 will be represented in this Tuesday, October 16 announcement. Remember that the two new tracks for next spring are “Blockchain & Cryptocurrency” and “Cannabusiness.” Both of these new tracks are scheduled Thursday, March 12 through Saturday, March 14 in the second half of SXSWeek.

Register now to be part of all this amazing content (and all the outstanding networking) at SXSW 2019. Buy your badge before end of the day on Friday, October 26 to save $400 on the walkup rate.

Hugh Forrest serves as Chief Programming Officer at SXSW, the world’s most unique gathering of creative professionals. He also tries to write at least four paragraphs per day on Medium. These posts often cover tech-related trends; other times they focus on books, pop culture, sports and other current events.

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